Review of ongoing activities and challenges to improve the care of patients with type 2 diabetes across Africa and the implications for the future

B Godman, D Basu, Y Pillay, JC Mwita… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background There has been an appreciable increase in the number of people in Africa with
metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in recent years as a result of a number of …

The challenges in the development of diabetes prevention and care models in low-income settings

F Karachaliou, G Simatos, A Simatou - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), the burden of non-communicable diseases
such as diabetes is rapidly rising, overpassing the existing burden of communicable …

Global patterns of opioid use and dependence: harms to populations, interventions, and future action

L Degenhardt, J Grebely, J Stone, M Hickman… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
We summarise the evidence for medicinal uses of opioids, harms related to the extramedical
use of, and dependence on, these drugs, and a wide range of interventions used to address …

Socioeconomic inequality in awareness, treatment and control of diabetes among adults in India: Evidence from National Family Health Survey of India (NFHS), 2019 …

S Maiti, S Akhtar, AK Upadhyay, SK Mohanty - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Diabetes is a growing epidemic and a major threat to most of the households in India. Yet,
there is little evidence on the extent of awareness, treatment, and control (ATC) among …

Health system performance for people with diabetes in 28 low-and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of nationally representative surveys

J Manne-Goehler, P Geldsetzer, K Agoudavi… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background The prevalence of diabetes is increasing rapidly in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs), urgently requiring detailed evidence to guide the response of health …

Prevalence and factors associated with pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus in Kenya: results from a national survey

SF Mohamed, M Mwangi, MK Mutua, J Kibachio… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Diabetes Mellitus is one of the four major non-communicable diseases
causing about 4 million deaths in 2017. By 2040, low income countries are projected to …

Lifestyle and socio-economic inequalities in diabetes prevalence in South Africa: A decomposition analysis

C Mutyambizi, F Booysen, A Stokes, M Pavlova… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Inequalities in diabetes are widespread and are exacerbated by differences in
lifestyle. Many studies that have estimated inequalities in diabetes make use of self-reported …

Rural-urban differences in diabetes care and control in 42 low-and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of nationally representative individual-level data

D Flood, P Geldsetzer, K Agoudavi, KK Aryal… - Diabetes …, 2022 - diabetesjournals.org
OBJECTIVE Diabetes prevalence is increasing rapidly in rural areas of low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs), but there are limited data on the performance of health systems in …

The direct medical cost of type 2 diabetes mellitus in South Africa: a cost of illness study

A Erzse, N Stacey, L Chola, A Tugendhaft… - Global health …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is known to require continuous clinical care
and management that consumes significant health-care resources. These costs are not well …

Community-based interventions for detection and management of diabetes and hypertension in underserved communities: a mixed-methods evaluation in Brazil, India …

LS Flor, S Wilson, P Bhatt, M Bryant, A Burnett… - BMJ Global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction As non-communicable disease (NCD) burden rises worldwide, community-
based programmes are a promising strategy to bridge gaps in NCD care. The HealthRise …